Advanced Applications of Heavy Vehicle EDR Data
This course has been approved by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) for 13 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Upon completion of this seminar, accredited reconstructionists should mail a copy of their course certificate and the $5 student CEU fee to ACTAR, PO Box 1493, North Platte, NE 69103.
Please note, attendees are required to bring a laptop to this seminar to utilize the electronic handout materials. A hardcopy will not be provided at the class.
What Will You Learn
- Associate HVEDR information to real world crashes based on vehicle configurations, parameters, and incident specific data using timestamps, odometers, logs, and physical evidence
- Evaluate and compare multiple data sets from different vehicle systems (either OEM or aftermarket)
- Establish area of impact and vehicle approach considerations based on HVEDR data and scene measurements from real world examples
- Calculate speed, time and distance based on HVEDR data in combination with the available physical evidence
- Employ advanced analytical techniques for HVEDR information based on peer reviewed research and SAE technical publications
- Document and present HVEDR investigative findings for use in criminal or civil proceedings
Is This Course For You
Materials Provided
Course Requirements
Topics
- Overview of General Data and Usage from Commercial Vehicles
- Vehicle overview
- Data available
- Haddon 9-cell matrix
- Analytical techniques
- Correlation and applying HVEDR data to multiple data sets
- Anomalies
- Data and reference sources
- Simple example presentation
- Incident Specific Records
- Data validation and correlation
- Engine data
- Transmission snapshots
- ABS records
- Crash avoidance systems
- Telematics/GPS
- Cross-referencing data from different sources
- Small group hands-on exercise
- Analysis
- Analysis workflow
- Missing or incomplete information
- Download report terminology
- Composing a written report
- Evidence of impact in EDR reports
- Hands-on exercise
- Special Applications
- Download log files and extracting/correcting data using those logs
- Rollovers
- Hands-on exercise
- Tool/computer ID in EDR reports
- Live data capture and applications
- Computer simulations and computational tools